whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
suffix for familiar person
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
... years old; age (of) ...
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
basking in the sun; sunbathing
filtration; filtering; percolation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to jar; to creak; to grate
kindergartener; preschooler
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
the same place; that place
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
paper diaper; disposable nappy
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)